What color is #7981BF?

#7981BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7981BF?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 191: 121 red, 129 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7981BF?

The complementary color is #BFB779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7981BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7981BF color

#7981BF rgb(121, 129, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7981BF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 74.9% blue (121, 129, 191).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#7981BF color codes

HEX	`#7981BF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 12.28, -33.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 35.55, 290.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.137, 23.526, 52.497)`
Decimal	`7963071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7981BF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7981BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7981BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7981BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7981bf; }
.text { color: #7981bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7981bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7981bf, #9479bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7981BF?: #7981BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7981BF?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 191: 121 red, 129 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7981BF?: The complementary color is #BFB779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7981BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.